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Graduation Honors Announced

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Members of the Hope College Class of 2000 (May graduates) who have been awarded graduation
honors for outstanding academic accomplishment during their four years of study have
been announced by Registrar Jon Huisken.

SUMMA CUM LAUDE

Summa Cum Laude honors are awarded to graduates who achieved a minimum cumulative
3.87 grade point average on a 4.0 scale.

Ramona Angelescu, Bucharest, Romania

Jill Bennink, Holt, Mich.

Katherine Berghorst, Zeeland, Mich.

Judy Boogaart, Holland, Mich.

Curtis Brinks, Middleville, Mich.

Michelle Childers, Traverse City, Mich.

Amelia Cox, Holland, Mich.

Courtney Crawford, Portage, Mich.

Miguel Cruz III, Holland, Mich.

Kristy Dalrymple, Plainwell, Mich.

Eric Goodman, Okemos, Mich.

Carolynn Haase, Fort Wayne, Ind.

Jennifer Harvey, Columbus, Ohio

Kelly Joos, Okemos, Mich.

Christopher Kerrins, Lansing, Mich.

Jennifer Kossoris, Jenison, Mich.

Michelle Kramer, Naperville, Ill.

Jessica Loomis, Holland, Mich.

Sarah Martin, Midland, Mich.

Angela Mayer, Holland, Mich.

Renee Meyer, Mount Vernon, Ia.

Amy Moldenhauer, Walled Lake, Mich.

Jack Mulder, Grand Rapids, Mich.

Jennifer Popies, Zeeland, Mich.

Matthew Reynolds, Lansing, Mich.

Erin Selmer, Seymour, Wisc.

Braden Stradley, Holland, Mich.

Kelly VanderLaan, Holland, Mich.

Betsy Waterloo, Ann Arbor, Mich.

Rebecca Zwart, Wyoming, Mich.

MAGNA CUM LAUDE

Magna Cum Laude honors are awarded to graduates who achieved a minimum 3.6 grade point
average on a 4.0 scale.

Meridith Akins, Gaithersburg, Md.

Dana Andrews, Petoskey, Mich.

Meredith Arwady, Kalamazoo, Mich.

Michelle Barnett, Alpena, Mich.

Lisa Bartlett, Mt. Vernon, Ind.

Julie Beglin, Marshall, Mich.

Paul Bengelink, Holland, Mich.

Andrew Berdasono, St. Clair Shores, Mich.

Carrie Berlin, Eastpointe, Mich.

Sara Bishop, DeWitt, Mich.

Tara Blacquiere, Caledonia, Mich.

Jenette Bongiorno, Oxford, Mich.

Amy Bos, Holland, Mich.

Thomas Bouwens, Zeeland, Mich.

Michael Brinks, Portage, Mich.

Sara Brown, Buckley, Mich.

Seth Bruggers, Holland, Mich.

Aimee Burdo, Portage, Mich.

Gina Buwalda, Granger, Ind.

Ann-Marie Campion, Woodstock, Ill.

Erin Chapla, Niles, Mich.

Anne Cochran, Holland, Mich.

Ellen Colenbrander, Holland, Mich.

Rudy Cook, Fremont, Mich.

Ericka Cunningham, St. Joseph, Mich.

Lee Ann Cuny, Hickory Hills, Ill.

Kathryn Davelaar, Holland, Mich.

Alexander De Haan, Holland, Mich.

Deidre DeKam, Kalamazoo, Mich.

Banu Demiralp, Istanbul, Turkey

Jonathan DeWaal, Kalamazoo, Mich.

Patricia DeYoung, Traverse City, Mich.

Sarah Dixon, Birmingham, Mich.

Amy Edlefson, Holland, Mich.

Katie Ergang, Grand Rapids, Mich.

Kathryn Erickson, Grand Haven, Mich.

Jennifer Ernst, Westerville, Ohio

January Estes, Holly, Mich.

Melissa Feenstra, Grand Haven, Mich.

Kevin Fitton, Lansing, Mich.

David Fleming, Grand Rapids, Mich.

Elizabeth Folkert, Hudsonville, Mich.

Emilie Forrester, Watervliet, Mich.

Emily Fuqua, Ann Arbor, Mich.

Elizabeth Gibbs, Grand Haven, Mich.

Jennifer Gliesman, Macomb, Mich.

Brian Grabinski, West Olive, Mich.

Laura Hahn, Midland, Mich.

Matthew Hahnfeld, Midland, Mich.

Jill Harkema, Holland, Mich.

Stacy Hoglund, Yorktown, Ind.

Katie Horsman, Battle Creek, Mich.

Lori Jean Irvine, Rochester, N.Y.

Cathleen Jaworowski, Grand Rapids, Mich.

Jeffrey Kauffman, Minnetonka, Minn.

Shannon Kenny, Wheaton, Ill.

Brad Keuning, Holland, Mich.

Kelly Klein, DeWitt, Mich.

Chad Kleinheksel, Zeeland, Mich.

Cynthia Knight, Kalamazoo, Mich.

Kristin Kooiker, Jenison, Mich.

Jay Leitz, DeWitt, Mich.

Melyssa Lenon, Mecosta, Mich.

Janet Librizzi, Orland Park, Ill.

Jarod Lippert, Naples, Fla.

Matthew Mahaffey, Montezuma, Ia.

MaryBeth Marchionda, New Baltimore, Mich.

Rochelle Marker, Lansing, Mich.

Kelli McDonald, Burton, Mich.

Michelle Miller, Columbia, Md.

Laurel Monette, Holton, Mich.

Anna Naber, Holland, Mich.

Jessalynn Nagy, Canton, Mich.

Kemberlee Pease, Kalamazoo, Mich.

Shonda Perdue, Laingsburg, Mich.

Rebecca Potts, Carmel, Ind.

Erica Puntel, Centerville, Ohio

Sarah Robbins, Alpena, Mich.

Erin Rodenhouse, Holland, Mich.

Carmen Rottenberg, Walden, N.Y.

Alexander Ruch, Kentwood, Mich.

Holly Russcher, Fennville, Mich.

Kathryn Schmidt, Fort Wayne, Ind.

Leigh Ann Schmidt, Estes Park, Co.

Matthew Scott, Holland, Mich.

Lesley Sheldon, Grand Rapids, Mich.

John Shoemaker, Fort Wayne, Ind.

Mark Slabaugh, Homer, Ak.

Kevin Sonnemann, Traverse City, Mich.

Andrea Spaman, Rockford, Mich.

Phillip Stawski, Grand Rapids, Mich.

Kayrl Stead, Dearborn, Mich.

Janelle Thompson, Marysville, Mich.

Rebecca Thoreson, Maple City, Mich.

Stacey VanderMolen, Grand Rapids, Mich.

Darla Vander Roest, Philmont, N.Y.

Kelly Vanderstelt, Kalamazoo, Mich.

Jaclyn VandeWege, Holland, Mich.

Annalise Van Wyngarden, Caledonia, Mich.

Jill Veldhof, Holland, Mich.

Amy Vincent, Holland, Mich.

Kristi Vincent, Lyons, Mich.

Joshua Wheeler, Watervliet, Mich.

Jennifer Yonker, Orland Park, Ill.

Ann Zeneberg, Roscommon, Mich.

CUM LAUDE

Cum Laude honors are awarded to graduates who achieved a minimum 3.3 grade point average
on a 4.0 scale.

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Graduation Honors Announced

Members of the Hope College Class of 2000 (May graduates) who have been awarded graduation honors for outstanding academic accomplishment during their four years of study have been announced by Registrar Jon Huisken.